Cardinals vs Guardians Odds

#1 CF

Lars Nootbaar: Dealing with back spasms

May 29th

Nootbaar was removed from Monday's game versus the Royals due to lower-back spasms. He went hitless in his lone plate appearance prior to exiting the game.

#5 BP

Matthew Liberatore: Role not yet determined

May 29th

The Cardinals will no longer use a six-man rotation, with the fifth spot coming down to Liberatore or Steven Matz, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.

#1 C

Andrew Knizner: Hits homer in loss

May 29th

Knizner went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Guardians.

#6 CF

Dylan Carlson: Hitting from both sides of plate

May 29th

Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Monday that Carlson (ankle) is taking batting practice from both the left and right side of the plate and has resumed a running program, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

#4 1B

Alec Burleson: Pops fourth homer

May 29th

Burleson went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Guardians.

#1 LF

Tyler O'Neill: Rehab 'at a standstill'

May 29th

Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Monday that the organization is "at a standstill" with O'Neill's (back) recovery, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

#1 1B

Paul Goldschmidt: Homers in Sunday's loss

May 29th

Goldschmidt went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a double in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Guardians.

#1 CL

Ryan Helsley: Blows save Sunday

May 29th

Helsley (3-4) blew the save and took the loss Sunday against the Guardians, allowing two runs on one hit and two walks over two-thirds of an inning. He didn't record a strikeout.

#2 P

Jordan Montgomery: Gives up two runs in no-decision

May 29th

Montgomery did not factor into the decision Sunday, allowing two runs on seven hits and one walk over five innings during a 4-3 loss to Cleveland. He struck out three.

#3 C

Willson Contreras: Gets Sunday off

May 28th

Contreras is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.

#6 P

Steven Matz: Getting start skipped

May 28th

Matz will be available out of the bullpen for the Cardinals' upcoming two-game series versus the Royals, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

#5 1B

Brendan Donovan: Carries offense in win

May 27th

Donovan went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, two walks, two total runs and a stolen base in a 2-1 extra-inning win against Cleveland on Saturday.

#10 BP

Giovanny Gallegos: Grabs another save

May 27th

Gallegos tossed a perfect inning to earn a save against the Guardians on Saturday.

#5 BP

Jack Flaherty: Tosses quality start Saturday

May 27th

Flaherty allowed one run on seven hits and one walk while striking out four batters over seven innings in a no-decision against Cleveland on Saturday.

#6 3B

Nolan Gorman: Powers offense in win

May 25th

Gorman went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, a stolen base, an RBI and a run during Thursday's 2-1 win against the Reds.

#1 P

Miles Mikolas: Fires seven shutout innings

May 25th

Mikolas (3-1) picked up the win Thursday against the Reds after he allowed five hits and no walks across seven scoreless innings. He struck out five.

#5 3B

Nolan Arenado: Sitting out Thursday

May 25th

Arenado is absent from the lineup Thursday against the Reds, 101 ESPN St. Louis reports.

#7 P

Adam Wainwright: Bailed out by offense

May 23rd

Wainwright (2-0) picked up the win in Tuesday's 8-5 victory over the Reds, coughing up five runs on eight hits and a walk over 5.2 innings. He struck out two.

#5 P

Jake Woodford: Nearing rehab assignment

May 23rd

Woodford (shoulder) threw a bullpen session without issue Tuesday, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

#1 2B

Tommy Edman: Records steal in loss

May 23rd

Edman went 0-for-5 with a walk and a stolen base in Monday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Reds.

#2 BP

Drew VerHagen: Snags win Sunday

May 21st

VerHagen (3-0) struck out three without allowing a baserunner over 2.1 innings to earn the win Sunday over the Dodgers.

#3 P

Dakota Hudson: Activated from minor-league IL

May 20th

Hudson (neck) was activated from Triple-A Memphis' injured list on Saturday ahead of his scheduled start Sunday.

#3 1B

Juan Yepez: Homers off bench Thursday

May 18th

Yepez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Thursday's 16-8 win over the Dodgers.

#12 BP

Packy Naughton: Moved to 60-day IL

May 17th

St. Louis transferred Naughton (forearm) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday.

#1 DH

Luken Baker: Leads Triple-A in home runs

May 17th

Baker, 26, leads all Triple-A hitters with 14 home runs and has a .302/.436/.669 slash line in 39 games for Memphis.